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  Most Americans say U.S. should shelter child immigrants

  Most Americans view the waves of children crossing into the United States from Central America as refugees fleeing danger at home. And they believe the United States should support these children while reviewing their cases, not deport them immediately.

  08/01/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptists join praise for religious freedom ambassador nominee

  Baptists joined other American religious leaders in praising President Barack Obama’s selection of David Nathan Saperstein, a rabbi and law professor, to lead the U.S. State Department’s anti-religious-discrimination efforts around the world.

  08/01/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Pastors rally to pray at the border

  More than 50 Hispanic ministers and family members gathered in McAllen to pray for everyone involved in the border crisis, as thousands of undocumented Central American families and unaccompanied minors enter the United States.

  07/31/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Senate Republicans urge commission to reject instant racing

  Members of the Texas Senate Republican Caucus called on the Texas Racing Commission to reject rule changes that would allow historical racing machines at horse and dog racing tracks.

  07/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baylor student, graduate die in car wreck

  A Baylor University student and a recent graduate were killed in a one-car accident about 30 miles southeast of Waco.

  07/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Missionary doctor from Texas contracts lethal Ebola virus

  An Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 670 people in Africa now is taking a toll on doctors and health care workers battling the deadly disease, including a physician from Fort Worth.

  07/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Obituaries: Mack Cole, David Kuykendall

  Obituaries include Mack Cole, 88, July 17 in Fort Worth and David Kuykendall, 84, July 17 in Dallas.

  07/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Around the State: ETBU team back from Alaska

  Four East Texas Baptist University students traveled to Alaska in June to help lead a camp called “T3, Training Teens Today,” sponsored by the Alaska Baptist Convention.

  07/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Gift will renovate Baylor’s Fifth Street

  Retired physician Thomas Rosenbalm of Spring made an approximately $8 million gift to Baylor University in honor of his father and mother, Clarence and Claudia Rosenbalm of Bartlett.

  07/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  MK from Mexico ministers to death-row inmates

  In the six years Dorothy Ruelas has visited death-row inmates at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, only one thing shocked her. “I was surprised and shocked to find out most Baptists support the death penalty,” said Ruelas, a member of Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Sugar Land.

  07/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Neighboring church becomes champion for declining congregation

  When Fellowship of Champions Church needed a champion, a nearby congregation provided help to get the congregation back on track.

  07/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Faith Digest: Sudan bans new church construction

  Christians in Sudan frequently face arrests, impromptu questioning and expulsion. But conditions worsened after the government announced a ban on the construction of new churches.

  07/24/2014 - By John Rutledge